Candyman

Clive Barker's chiller about a grad school student who investigates a vengeful ghost in a run-down part of the city.

Clive Barker's chiller about a grad school student who investigates a vengeful ghost in a run-down part of the city.

Folklorics graduate student Helen Lyle's (Virginia Madsen) thesis research leads her into the urban underworld of Chicago's Cabrini-Green housing projects, whose residents are genuinely terrified of 'Candyman' (Tony Todd), a legendary figure with a hook for a hand. Skeptical, she 'summons' him in front of a mirror and discovers with horror that he's real and wants her to join him in his mythic world; when she refuses, he murders those in her wake, leaving her to be charged with the crimes. She tries to explain who the real culprit is, but her efforts fail, and authorities commit her to a mental hospital.

The trailer for Candyman: The David Klein Story which will make its Canadian Premiere at the 2010 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. David Klein still believes you only need to be a genius for 15 minutes in order to be successful. This eccentric candy inventor s once-in-a-lifetime epiphany came in 1976 with the idea for Jelly Belly jellybeans. The gourmet candy with realistic flavours revolutionized the industry and became a pop culture phenomenon. Jelly Belly has grown into a billion-dollar enterprise, but David s unusual business decisions and shocking displays of altruism have left him deliberately erased from the company s history with just a fraction of his potential earnings. Sweet and surprising, Candyman is a cautionary tale about a man who had to choose between a big idea and a bigger heart.